Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 18: The Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan being carried out by Ramakrishna Mission has now completed 35 weeks. On Sunday cleanliness drive was conducted at Marnamikatta area as part of the campaign. A small stage programme was organized near Marnamikata circle. Swami Balabhadranandaji, Asst. Secretary, Ramakrsihna Mission, Belur Math and Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, Dakshian Kannad Dist. were the

Bengaluru, Jan 18: Lobbying for tickets for bypolls to three Assembly constituencies of Hebbal, Bidar and Deodurg has intensified in the Congress and the BJP. Notification for the byelections will be issued on January 20 marking the beginning of filing of nomination papers. Elections will be held on February 13. Deodurg MLA A Venkatesh Naik of the Congress died in a train accident in August, while

Hyderabad, Jan 18: A Dalit research scholar of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), allegedly hanged himself to death 15 days after he was expelled from his hostel along with four other researchers in the wake of a complaint by Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishand (ABVP) activists. Rohith Vemula, and four other Dalit students of Ambedkar Students Association (ASA) had been on a sleep-in strike in

Mangaluru, Jan 18: A tense atmosphere prevailed at Padil and surrounding areas in Mangaluru after a group of miscreants owing allegiance to Sangh Parivar attacked a cleric and another group assaulted a Muslim youth with sword when he tried to rescue the cleric. Sirajuddin (30), a resident of Faisalnagar, has been admitted to a private hospital after he was attacked with sword. The incident took

Udupi, Jan 17: A celebratory atmosphere prevailed in the temple town as the biennial Paryaya festival in which the 85-year-old Pejawar mutt seer Sri Vishwesha Tirtha Swami ascended the Paryaya Peetha for the fifth time creating a new history in the legacy of 800 and odd years of the famed Sri Krishna temple. The seer took charge of the puja rights of Lord Srikrishna from Sri Vidyavallabha Tirtha

Udupi, Jan 17: “This is indeed a rare event. I am fortunate to participate in this event,” said LK Advani, former Deputy Prime Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, who attended the fifth Paryaya of Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt. Speaking to media persons, Mr. Advani said that he was associated with the Pejawar seer for a long time. When he (Mr. Advani) was invited to

Mangaluru, Jan 17: Haridwar based Kashi Mutt Samsthan pontiff Sri Sudheendra Tirtha Swami passed away in Haridwar early on Sunday. He was 90. The mutt belonging to Gowda Saraswat Brahmins (a Konkani-speaking community) has many followers in the coastal belt in the State, including Mangaluru and Udupi, and in other parts of the country. Narasimha Acharya, Tantri, Kashi Mutt, Mangaluru said that the

Mangaluru, Jan 17: 'A Day with Real Heroes' organised as part of the ‘Seva Utsava-2016’, which marked the decennial celebration of Talent Research Foundation, was a memorable moment for hundreds of youngsters and enthusiasts as achievers in various fields gave them pep talks to reach their goals. Instilling confidence into young minds and students Dr CN Manjunath, Director, Sri Jayadeva Institute

Washington, Jan 17: An Indian-origin psychiatrist dubbed "Dr Death" by police has been arrested in the US after 36 of his patients died with at least 12 killed by overdose on prescription medication. Narendra Nagareddy, a psychiatrist in Clayton County, Georgia, has been put behind bars on suspicion of over- prescribing prescription medication and running a 'pill mill'. Nearly 40 federal and local

New Delhi, Jan 17: It’s a general assumption, and now officially proved that Muhammad or Mohammed is the most popular men’s name in the capital of India. The city of Delhi has over 2.5 lakh men named versions of Mohammed, an analysis of data from voter lists has shown. Ram (over 1.5 lakh) is the second most popular name among men while Sunita is the most popular name among women. The city has 99